Bark Your Head Off, Dog is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Hop Along. It was self-produced, written over the course of 2016 and 2017, recorded at The Headroom in Philadelphia during 2017, and released on April 6, 2018.[11]
| Bark Your Head Off, Dog | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 6, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
| Studio | The Headroom (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 40:09 | |||
| Label | Saddle Creek | |||
| Producer | Hop Along, Joe Reinhart | |||
| Hop Along chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.8/10[1] |
| Metacritic | 81/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The A.V. Club | B−[4] |
| DIY | [5] |
| Drowned in Sound | 9/10[6] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[7] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[8] |
| The Skinny | [9] |
| Under the Radar | 7/10[10] |
Background and recording
editThe album was recorded at the Headroom, guitarist Joe Rinehardt's home recording studio in Philadelphia.[12]
Musical style
editThe album's sound has been described as "warmer" and "more spacious" than its predecessor.[13] The opening track "How Simple" has been called "one of the band's poppiest moments".[14][15] The album is said to contain elements of progressive rock, folk rock,[16] and lofi music.[17] The album also makes use of unorthodox instruments such as harps, pizzicato, mandolins, fiddles,[18] electric piano and vocoders.[19]
Rhinehart's guitar work on the album has been compared to Algernon Cadwallader, his previous band. NPR wrote that the guitarist employed "twinkly, expressive guitar riffs that defined his defunct emo band Algernon Cadwallader and made that music feel unbridled and joyous."[20]
Critical reception
editBark Your Head Off, Dog was met with "universal acclaim" by critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the release received an average score of 81 based on 14 reviews.[2]
Music aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 79 out of 100 score based on a critical consensus of 20 reviews,[21] and, after aggregating a number of 2018's year-end best-albums lists, placed the album at #43 in the resultant ranking of the best 100 albums of the year.[22]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "How Simple" | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Somewhere a Judge" | 3:52 |
| 3. | "How You Got Your Limp" | 2:36 |
| 4. | "Not Abel" | 4:36 |
| 5. | "The Fox in Motion" | 3:59 |
| 6. | "One That Suits Me" | 5:16 |
| 7. | "What the Writer Meant" | 4:07 |
| 8. | "Look of Love" | 6:12 |
| 9. | "Prior Things" | 5:43 |
Charts
edit| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[23] | 2
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| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[24] | 9
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References
edit- ^ "Bark Your Head Off, Dog by Hop Along reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- ^ a b "Bark Your Head Off, Dog by Hop Along Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ Donelson, Marcy. "Bark Your Head Off, Dog – Hop Along". AllMusic. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ McLevy, Alex (April 6, 2018). "Hop Along, Bark Your Head Off, Dog". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ Richards, Will (April 6, 2018). "Hop Along – Bark Your Head Off, Dog". DIY. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- ^ Slaughter, Matthew (April 16, 2018). "Album Review: Hop Along – Bark Your Head Off, Dog". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- ^ Firth, Cole (April 3, 2018). "Hop Along: Bark Your Head Off, Dog". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ Greene, Jayson (April 6, 2018). "Hop Along: Bark Your Head Off, Dog". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ Butchard, Stephen (April 3, 2018). "Hop Along – Bark Your Head Off, Dog". The Skinny. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- ^ Turner-Heffer, Adam (April 3, 2018). "Hop Along: Bark Your Head Off, Dog (Saddle Creek) Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "Bark Your Head Off, Dog". Saddle Creek Records. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ https://www.spin.com/2018/04/hop-along-bark-your-head-off-dog-review/
- ^ Greene, Jayson. "Hop Along: Bark Your Head Off, Dog". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ https://www.npr.org/2018/01/23/579905625/songs-we-love-hop-along-how-simple
- ^ https://www.spin.com/2018/04/hop-along-bark-your-head-off-dog-review/
- ^ Greene, Jayson. "Hop Along: Bark Your Head Off, Dog". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ https://www.spin.com/2018/04/hop-along-bark-your-head-off-dog-review/
- ^ Greene, Jayson. "Hop Along: Bark Your Head Off, Dog". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ https://www.spin.com/2018/04/hop-along-bark-your-head-off-dog-review/
- ^ https://www.npr.org/2018/04/02/597609359/first-listen-hop-along-bark-your-head-off-dog
- ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ "2018 Music Year End List Aggregate". albumoftheyear.org. January 10, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ "Heatseekers Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ "Independent Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
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